EMPLOYEE MEDICAL PRIVACY ISSUES (PART 3)
DRUG TESTING This is the third and final in a series of posts regarding medical privacy issues in the workplace. This post concerns drug testing. An employer with a compelling business interest and a...
View Article4850 Benefits Are Included in the 104-week TD Cap
Labor Code Section 4850 salary continuation benefits ARE INCLUDED in the 104-week cap for Temporary Disability (TD) benefits according to California’s 1st District Court of Appeal in County of Alameda...
View ArticleThe 90-Day Presumption Does Not Apply to a “Part of Body” Dispute
The WCAB has ruled on an issue of concern to many thoughtful claims administrators: does a denial notice need to be sent when an applicant raises a new, disputed part of body in an accepted injury...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensations attorneys named Rising Stars
In the 2013 edition of SuperLawyers magazine, three attorneys at Northern California’s Richard, Thorson, Graves & Royer, LLP were named Rising Stars in the field of workers’ compensation law....
View ArticleLate Supplemental Report Does Not Result in a New QME Panel
A Judge at the Oakland WCAB has denied an applicant’s request for an Order instructing the Medical Unit to issue a new QME panel, where the QME’s requested supplemental report was not issued within the...
View ArticleThird District Weighs in on Almaraz/Guzman
The California Court of Appeal, Third District, recently weighed in on rating by analogy pursuant to the Almaraz/Guzman decision. In City of Sacramento v. WCAB (Cannon), the applicant was suffering...
View ArticleAppeals Board Limits Applicability of Independent Medical Review
The Appeals Board has issued an en banc decision addressing the WCAB’s jurisdiction to resolve medical disputes and the applicability of Independent Medical Review. In Jose Dubon v. World Restoration,...
View ArticleProposed En Banc Decision May Lead to Increased Litigation
The Appeals Board has issued a proposed en banc decision addressing whether the original panel QME or AME must be used to address subsequent dates of injury. In Ismael Navarro v. City of Montebello,...
View ArticleRichard, Thorson, Graves & Royer LLP Announces New Presentation on Safety...
Richard, Thorson, Graves & Royer LLP is pleased to announce our new Powerpoint presentation: Safety Officer Benefits & Presumptions – Mitigating Public Agency Workers’ Compensation Exposure....
View ArticleWe’ve Moved!
The California Comp Blog has moved to: RTGR law.com Blog We’ll see you there!
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